To find the total number of apples in the box, we need to add the number of apples David ate to the number of apples Jamal ate.
David ate 3 2/3 apples, which can be written as 3 + 2/3 = 9/3 + 2/3 = 11/3 apples.
Jamal ate 5 3/9 apples, which can be written as 5 + 3/9 = 45/9 + 3/9 = 48/9 apples.
Adding the amount of apples David and Jamal ate together:
11/3 + 48/9 = (11 * 3)/(3 * 3) + (48 * 1)/(9 * 1) = 33/9 + 48/9 = 81/9 = 9.
Therefore, there were 9 apples in the box.
David ate 3 2/3
apples and Jamal ate 5 3/9
apples. If they finished all the apples in a box, how many apples were in the box?(1 point)
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